CHARLOTTE—Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Bradley Beal were in Charlotte on Monday for a predraft workout, and just about every recognizable member of the Bobcats’ organization was on hand to watch two of the players the franchise could select with the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA Draft.

Owner Michael Jordan was there, as were general manager Rich Cho, president of basketball operations Rod Higgins and other members of the front office. Last year’s first-round picks, Kemba Walker and Bismack Biyombo, were there to watch, as was Gerald Henderson, the three-year veteran who has been with the franchise longer than almost every other player on the roster.

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There was no head coach, though. The Bobcats are still in the process of settling on a replacement for Paul Silas, who was let go after the team’s forgettable seven-win season. The two acknowledged finalists for the job are Brian Shaw and Quin Snyder, though a dark-horse candidate still could emerge.

Without a head coach in place, assistant coach Stephen Silas ran Monday’s workout. Stephen Silas, of course, is Paul’s son and retained his position as an assistant coach after Paul was let go. He interviewed to replace his father as head coach but didn’t make the trimmed-down list. Still, Stephen is a team employee, and the plan all along was for him to run the draft workouts if a head coach was not named yet, as is the case.

So that was one interesting dynamic at the workout, but it wasn’t the only one.

Beal and Kidd-Gilchrist are considered top-five locks, despite their dramatically different strengths. Beal, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard who played one year at Florida, is considered an elite scorer—he’s been saddled with the Ray Allen comparisons since high school—and Kidd-Gilchrist, a 6-7 small forward from Kentucky, has risen to the top of the draft rankings based on his defensive tenacity and all-out effort.

It’s an interesting decision for a franchise that’s in a state of flux at the moment. Not that the players were too worried about those implications on Monday. “We both got after it on both ends, on my defense and his offense, too” Beal said. “... We were laughing and joking around, but competing at the same time. We’re encouraging each other to go hard because we’re accomplishing our dream, but we also want to get better as well.”

Beal was in Washington for a workout on Thursday and in Cleveland on Saturday—the Wizards pick third and the Cavaliers are fourth—and Monday marked Beal’s last scheduled stop.

“My agent and I have discussed that,” Beal said, “and everybody’s pretty much telling me I won’t go any lower than (fourth).”

Kidd-Gilchrist, who worked out for the Wizards on Friday, will be in Cleveland for a workout on Wednesday. Kansas’ Thomas Robinson, who is expected to work out for Charlotte on Friday, and North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes are also candidates for the No. 2 pick. And the Bobcats will certainly remain open to the idea of trading the No. 2 pick, too, should the right offer arrive.

The other four players at Monday’s workout were Syracuse’s Kris Joseph, Baylor’s Quincy Acy, Marquette’s Darius Johnson-Odom and Florida State’s Bernard James, who was impressed with the two potential No. 2 picks.

“They’re good, man,” said James, the 6-10 shotblocker extraordinaire. “They’re really skilled guys, and they’re tough. I like both of their games. They’re kind of deceptive with their speed. I had fun out there guarding them today and mixing it up with them.”